The incoming head of the FCC has signaled that the Commission will give credence to a public interest law firm that has filed a petition challenging the pending merger of CBS News & Stations parent Paramount Global and Skydance Media.
With the "AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act" officially dead in this Congress, an electric vehicle brand has revealed that its bringing new entertainment options to its line of cars and trucks. Could they threaten AM/FM consumption, or simply bring greater ease to audio content delivery platforms Rivian owners already use?
If you were wondering what percentage of local businesses were buying each form of advertising across 2024, as well as the average annual spending on each, Borrell Associates has the answer for you, courtesy of Adcellerant VP of Business Development Ben Bouslog.
For decades there's been little debate as to what station dominates the South Florida ratings for local news and FOX Sports' NFL coverage. Now, that station's owner is ensuring data provided by Nielsen only reinforces this fiercely independent broadcast property's strength in the Miami DMA — in addition to its Boston sibling.
In one of the biggest radio station sales to surface this year, Local Media San Diego has decided to part ways with its Adult Hits-focused FM that was once "B100" and, later, "Star 100.7," in America's Finest City. With Kalil & Co. serving as the exclusive broker, a LMS filing seeking FCC approval is on the way. Lotus Communications is the buyer.
The addition of SBS brings one of the Hispanic audio content creation and distribution companies to the HRA, whose efforts include local marketing campaigns, research, creative development, and leveraging airtime and digital platforms to promote Hispanic radio’s unique value to advertisers.
The official title is "Director of Discipleship," and it is going to an individual who will be charged with oversight of Pillar Media "Star"-branded Christian-themed radio stations, found in Denver, Cincinnati and Central New Jersey.
Access to latest music and live updates is driving market growth for Radio on a worldwide level. But, there's a caveat — the upward momentum comes with a trend toward online radio services, a newly released study from U.K.-based Technavio finds.
A Class D FM translator that until now has been part of the regional Christian-themed "Truth FM" operation is being put into new hands. But, is it a sale or a reorganization of business interests?
As RBR+TVBR reported on December 17, Sweet Tea Radio LLC. — a.k.a. the licensee led by Christy Andrulonis — is adding an FM translator serving an area between Baltimore and Newark, Del., that had been a part of the "WHGM Gold" operation. Now, she adding an AM in this region to her stable of broadcast properties.
A pair of digital low-power television stations licensed to Dalton, Ga., are being added to the Gray Media stable of broadcast properties, pending FCC approval of a transaction agreed to on Tuesday.
In an email distributed to all iHeartMedia staff, CEO Bob Pittman and COO/CFO Rich Bressler shared their thoughts and expectations about the new year coming up and how the company they lead — "the leader in audio – by a mile" — will highly likely be "an important growth year for us."
KLAS-8 will serve as host for “Coast-to-Coast Countdown to 2025,” billed as an exclusive live New Year’s Eve special airing from 11pm Eastern on December 31 through 3:30am Eastern on January 1, allowing viewers in each time zone in the continental U.S. to enjoy a live countdown to 2025.
Nielsen is moving forward with bringing "expanded capabilities" to the company's Outcomes measurement platform. Notably, the launch includes a new collaboration with attention measurement firm Realeyes, which in the past was viewed by some as a potential competitor.
Local connected TV ad tech operation Madhive has widened its existing relationship with data technology giant Experian. It's a deal that is designed to give local media markets broader access to Experian marketing audiences.
The competition will be available on The Roku Channel’s recently launched Roku Sports Channel. In addition, Roku has launched X Games TV FAST channel and will curate a dedicated X Games Zone, a destination for fans to browse, discover, and stream everything X Games, including programming highlights, clips, interviews, and archival content.
After months of advocacy from broadcasters, legislators, and the public, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has failed to gain inclusion in the final major legislation of the 118th Congress, the Continuing Resolution aimed at averting a government shutdown. It is now up to the incoming GOP-controlled U.S. government to move ahead with the bill.
Atlanta-headquartered Gray Media is partnering with the Atlanta Braves MLB team on a multi-year partnership that starts with the 2025 MLB season. It sees Gray-owned WPCH-17 "Peachtree TV" in Atlanta agree to simulcast 15 regular season games produced and aired by Diamond Sports Group-owned FanDuel Sports Network.
BIA Advisory Services in August forecasted that the industry will earn $171 billion in 2025. But understanding what’s behind that number is essential to succeeding in 2025. As such, Buono asked his team of analysts to identify the top 10 trends driving opportunities for local media next year. What did they find?
On May 30, 2024, the owner of Better Newspapers Inc., which happens to own a group of radio stations, died at the age of 67. Paperwork has now been submitted with the FCC that seeks its permission to transfer ownership of the broadcast licenses from the late owner's estate to his wife of 43 years.
